Cooper's Hawk, adult male Watercolor Julie Zickefoose (1999) Many confuse Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks in flight. While gliding the larger, thicker-legged Cooper's juts its head far in front of the wrists, holds the wings level and cocks the wrists forward. While soaring its wings often assume a slight dihedrial, with the leading edges straight. Its flight is stiff, the wingbeats strong.

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